<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: Rockwell; color: #5f497a;">Hello, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: Rockwell; color: #5f497a;">My name is Ellie Jury and I am 2 years old. I was born 11 weeks early in July 2009 weighing 2lb 8oz. I spent the first 8 weeks of my life on a Special Care Baby Unit. Recently I have found out that being born early has led me to have some complications, and I have been diagnosed with Spastic Diplegia a type of Cerebral Palsy. This affects me from the waist down and makes it difficult for me to stand and walk more than a few steps; it also makes it harder for me to enjoy activities that my friends do.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: Rockwell; color: #5f497a;">This could all change for me with an operation available in the US. Dr Park the neurosurgeon who performs the operation has performed over 2100 operations and has had a 100% success rate. This operation has enabled children like myself to lead a normal and fulfilling life. The aim of the operation is to considerably reduce the spasticity in my legs. The operation costs around &pound;40,000. My family and friends are trying to raise the money for me to have a life changing procedure. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: Rockwell; color: #5f497a;">If you feel like you could help them in any way possible by sponsoring, donating raffles, giving them items they can auction or by even holding your own fundraising event then I would be very grateful, and I know they would be too.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: Rockwell; color: #5f497a;">If for any reason the operation could not go ahead all money that has been raised will be donated to Bobath, a Cerebral Palsy Centre.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: Rockwell; color: #5f497a;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: Rockwell; color: #5f497a;">Many Thanks</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Lucida Calligraphy&amp;amp;quot;; color: #5f497a;">Ellie x</span></p>